Jose Rizal, aside from being a great historian, is also a known writer, authored an article titled "The Philippines a Century Ago". It is concerning the Philippines' future or what the Philippines will be like in a century. Rizal wrote it trying to predict the future of his motherland. His work foresaw the Philippines' future in a hundred years by formulating current situations and circumstances in order to arrive at a vision of the Philippines' future. Nonetheless, this essay serves as a reminder to Spain of their wrongdoings in the Philippines, which have harmed historic customs, memories, and writings, as well as other Filipino fields. He wanted to expose the evils of colonial rule that engulfed Philippine society at the time, and to find a future solution to that evil. Rizal outlined several scenarios for how the Philippines might evolve over the next century, the first of which was that our country would remain a Spanish colony. Second, if Filipinos continued to be exploited and abused, they would inevitably revolt against Spain. Finally, after Spain's presence in the country is extinguished, the Philippines may be conquered by another country. Aside from those predictions, Rizal also addressed several issues concerning our country including human rights violations, a lack of press freedom, and a lack of representation in the Spanish government.
The work was published by Julia Maree Benavides.